Business Officer

Business Officer - Youth Justice Service

Would you like a varied and rewarding role where your organisation, communication and problem-solving skills can help make a real difference to children, families and communities?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and proactive Business Officer to join our Business Support team working with the Youth Justice Service (YJS).

This is a 37-hour post based at Scott House, Huntingdon, with the opportunity to combine office based and home working. We are also happy to consider a part-time job-share arrangement.

The Youth Justice Service is a statutory, multi-agency service working primarily with children aged 10 to 17 who have offended or are at risk of offending. Our work is focused on preventing and reducing offending and reoffending, protecting the public, and helping children achieve positive outcomes.

YJS brings together professionals from children's social care, education, police, probation, health and other specialist services. Working together enables us to take a whole-child approach, considering each child's strengths, needs, vulnerabilities and individual circumstances alongside their offending behaviour.

The service supports children at different stages of the youth justice system, including at police stations and court, through out-of-court disposals and community sentences, during periods in custody and following release. We also work closely with families and partner agencies to address factors that may contribute to offending and help children make positive and sustainable changes.

Our work also includes supporting victims of youth crime, including through restorative justice where appropriate.

As a Business Officer, you'll be an important part of the Youth Justice Service, providing the high-quality business support that helps a busy multi-agency service run effectively.

This is a varied role where your attention to detail, organisation and ability to keep things moving will make a genuine contribution to the work of the service.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing
  , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities
  , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

• maintaining accurate case records and electronic information
• processing referrals and court information
• monitoring key dates, actions and statutory processes
• coordinating and supporting multi-agency meetings and panels
• preparing correspondence, reports and other documentation
• supporting data quality and performance reporting
• liaising with practitioners, colleagues and partner agencies
• helping to ensure information is accurate, up to date and available when it is needed.

By providing reliable and effective Business Support, you'll help our practitioners spend more of their time focusing on their direct work with children and families.

We are looking for someone who enjoys being part of a team, takes pride in providing a high-quality service and brings a positive, flexible and 'can do' approach to their work.

You'll be comfortable working in a busy environment where priorities can change, and you'll be able to organise your own workload while contributing to the wider work of the team.

• good IT skills, including experience of Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point
• experience of using client databases or electronic record systems
• excellent organisational skills,…